Housing at WashU?

[erasable]

I'm a student entering WashU this fall. I was told only about half of the entering class lives in the dorm, and only ~10% stay for second year. Is there some disadvantage of living in the Olin dorm other than its size? Why would students choose apartments?

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[velo]

I'm a student entering WashU this fall. I was told only about half of the entering class lives in the dorm, and only ~10% stay for second year. Is there some disadvantage of living in the Olin dorm other than its size? Why would students choose apartments?

The disadvantage is that its a dorm...fill in the blanks. You share a bathroom, two floors share a kitchen, and the room is not very large.

Other than that its cheap as hell and the location can't be beat.

If you don't need a big place and you don't mind sharing a bathroom/kitchen then Olin's great. If not, you find an apartment.

good luck!

 

[md mayhem]

I'm a student entering WashU this fall. I was told only about half of the entering class lives in the dorm, and only ~10% stay for second year. Is there some disadvantage of living in the Olin dorm other than its size? Why would students choose apartments?

I'm not a WashU med student, but I was an undergrad, and I can tell you its probably because apartments are so freaking cheap in the area! its not hard to find a place 5x as big for a doable price in your budget.